2008 Fender Stratocaster
American Standard model.
The beauty of the American Stratocaster guitar is in its details. This model incorporates several simple player-friendly refinements into the timeless design of the Strat guitar: hand-rolled fingerboard edges, three staggered single-coil pickups, five-way switching and two-point synchronized tremolo.
| Body | Alder |
| Neck | Maple, Modern “C” Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish) |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood |
| No. of Frets | 22 Medium Jumbo Frets |
| Pickups | 3 American Strat® Single-Coil Pickups |
| Controls | Master
Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. New Delta Tone™ (“Delta Tone” system includes high output bridge pickup and special No-Load tone control for Middle and Bridge Pickups) |
| Pickup Switching | 5-Position
Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup Position 3. Middle Pickup Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup Position 5. Neck Pickup |
| Bridge | American 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Stainless Steel Saddles |
| Machine Heads | Fender®/Schaller® Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines |
| Hardware | Chrome |
| Pickguard | 3-Ply Parchment |
| Scale Length | 25.5” (648 mm) |
| Width at Nut | 1.6875” (43 mm) |
| Unique Features | “Parchment”
Knobs and Pickup Covers, Original Headstock Shape, Original Body Shape with “Original Contour Body” Decal on Headstock, Rolled Fingerboard Edges, H/S/H Pickup Routing |
| Strings | Fender® Super Bullets® 3250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042), p/n 073-3250-003 |
The 3 colour Sunburst has to the the true classic colour for a Strat. The varnish showing the lovely grain of the Alder body. I know the pick guard looks white, but it is parchment, like a very very light off white. Giving it a nice aged look. The maple neck also has the same patina of age to it.
22 fret rosewood fingerboard for all USA built models.
Also can be seen the two point tremolo, rather than the 6 screw type. This is a lot harder to tune, as it constantly pulls the bridge. So I have installed one heavy tremolo spring in the back, pulling the bridge plate tight to the body. No tuning problems now.
Staggered tuners, means, that the low E and A string machine heads are taller than the rest, giving a better string angle to the nut, thus eliminating the need for a second string tree. Well that is what the book says....